| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/3/2008 3:22:21 PM |
When you're on vacation and you meet foreign nationals do you say that you're British or do you get more specific?
am not going to read 11 pages... my simple answer is.. I am welsh... there for... I say Welsh not British....
no arguements... nothing wrong saying your British.. just like it known I am welsh not english... actually that is a lie.. I am half and half... but to me I am WELSH... that is all that matters | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/3/2008 3:48:45 PM | 99% of time I'm Welsh
1% of time I'm British
depends on how easy it is to converse with the other person and their grasp of the "english " language | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/3/2008 4:09:24 PM | Though accidentally born in (at the time) West Germany - now part of the state/nation of the Federal Republic of Germany, father is from the country of Scotland, mother from the northern part of the island of Ireland which as a country is part of the state of The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Island (UK). I consider myself British.
Please note for accuracy the island of Ireland currently is 'shared' between two nations/states - the UK (as described above) and The Republic of Ireland aka Eire aka just Ireland. Reference to Ireland is often solely (incorrectly) to the state/nation as opposed to the island similar to using America to reference the nation/state of the United States of America (USA) only when it really refers to a large land mass that includes many nations/states e.g Brazil, Canada, Disneyland etc
The island of Great Britain contains 3 countries but these are not independant states/nations though perhaps many occupants may desire otherwise.
Here endeth lesson | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/3/2008 9:55:56 PM |
"No, I'm from England."
Short pause while Texan brain cell kicks into gear..........
"Hey, that's near London ain't it?"
 I have a whole list of these type of interactions.
I think one of the best was being asked what language they speak in England. 
I believe they think I have this funny accent because English isn't my first language. | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/4/2008 2:17:08 AM | I am Scottish..born and bred. Always will be. I do not consider myself British. I have been asked this when abroad and i always correct the person asking and repeat that I am Scottish.
Each to their own and whilst i respect everyones right to be whatever...i simply view the whole 'British' thing as a farce.
Lou
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/7/2008 2:21:14 AM |
i simply view the whole 'British' thing as a farce
totally agree.
the sooner we become independant the better (I'm English by the way). Theres nothing to lose (because we will still have the shared history and close ties) and everything to gain. | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/15/2008 1:33:29 PM | | I in no way think of myself as British. I always say Scottish ,I can trace my family roots back over 5oo yrs. I am Scottish through and through. | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/15/2008 2:16:55 PM |
Weird...cos Scotland was first inhabited by the Irish settlers.
Prior to us shipping them out to Australia.
Come on, men in skirts? Can't be having that in a civilised nation. | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/15/2008 3:48:42 PM | Nothing like a nice pair of legs and a firm ass to show off a kilt.....
.....i am reliably informed that if i fill this page out with reasonably intelligent articulation I won't be told off for daring to speak more than twice in 10 posts.....if alternatively everyone decides to drop off in a stupor please accept my humble and grovelling apologies!
Lorraine fae Bonnie Scotland | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/15/2008 4:16:13 PM | Please see above...another prime example of the Scot/Irish mix
This may be classed as too short but I cant thing of anything else to say on the subject prior to falling into a deep alcohol induced slumber | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 7/15/2008 4:26:54 PM | OMG....he may be a distant relative!
Suddenly that early morning shower doesn't seem so attractive after all
I may have to pad this out or incur the wrath of the 'too short' brigade!
oops....just tried to post it and yeah, 2 out of ten is too many! | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 10/10/2008 1:49:38 AM | | im ENGLISH THROUGH AND THROUGH..... put it this way its ridiculess cos in scotland everthing is sold as scottish beef etc, etc and in wales everything is sold as welsh beef etc ,etc...low and behold in ENGLAND its all called british beef , what a load of cobblkers lol.....also you ask any of the above and they will never callthemselves british ....so there | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 10/10/2008 10:54:07 AM |
I always say iam english
Who's Iam English? Is that as opposed to Johnny Foreigner?
I am also Iam English
Shame we dont get to vote on independence | |
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| English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or British?
Posted: 10/10/2008 11:06:40 AM |
also you ask any of the above and they will never callthemselves british ....so there
What a load of shite. Well I am one of the above thank you very much and I class myself as both Scottish and British.....as that is what I am... | |
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Posted: 10/10/2008 11:15:48 AM | What a load of shite. Well I am one of the above thank you very much and I class myself as both Scottish and British.....as that is what I am...
Boooooooooo lets get her!!! How very dare she talk common sense while we're all waving our nationalistic flags so vehemently!!!
Quick!! lets get an armed guard at Hadrians wall asap..............And fill Offa's dyke in while we're at it too
Passport control and repatriation of Scottish, Welsh and Irish..................It's the future!
Ruddy immigrants coming here and taking our jobs!!! | |
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